PL
kept a voluminous series of diaries, which Betty Mackereth
shredded soon after his death, according to his explicit instructions as relayed through Monica Jones
.
Cooke, Rachel. “In search of the real Philip Larkin”. The Observer.
Family and Intimate relationships
Philip Larkin
Betty Mackereth
was PL
's secretary at the University of Hull
for years before, in spring of 1975, they began an affair. Brennan, who was furious when she belatedly discovered it, observed later that the...
